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There’s a lot of things you could say about this Jerry Sandusky interview with Bob Costas last night. Costas said later to Dan Patrick that he was expecting to interview his attorney. It was Sandusky’s attorney that offered up the former Notre Dame coach. Everybody is asking, “Why on earth would you do that?”

Who knew Kordell Stewart was an analyst for ESPN? You wouldn’t know, as they never show him on TV. They’ve buried him on video for the website with the very attractive Prim Siripipat. He needs a little more personality.

He does tell of facing Harbaugh as a player with the Pittsburgh Steelers. They talk at length about the 49ers successes below.

Tout used to be just the place Shaq made announcements. Now, it’s gaining a lot more steam. 49ers legends Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott sat down to discuss the current state of the franchise. Montana, as one example talks about Frank Gore set to become the all time leader in rushing for the team.

Buster Posey is always level headed. You aren’t going to hear him scream and yell and do cart wheels over anything. He uses that typical, even keeled approach when talking about his rehab, and how it’s going in Arizona. It seems like he’s making really good progress, and doesn’t want to focus on the past.

Leave it to the experts, Trey Wingo, Mark Schereth and Herm Edwards. They sit down for a quick review on what to expect from the 49ers/Redskins matchup, which you can hear Sunday morrning on ESPN 1320.

Alright Raider fans…here’s your latest update for Sunday for the Denver Broncos game. First of all, you have to wonder about the health of Darren McFadden. He could be ready to go, but I think they’re going to preserve him for next Thursday’s game against the San Diego Chargers. Why not? You have Michael Bush ready to go. Kevin Boss and Marcel Reece look like they’re good to go on Sunday but Will Sebastian Janikowski or Rolando McClain be available? It also looks like Sunday’s game is pretty close to selling out. That would be four home games in a row, which hasn’t happened since 2008.

It will be interesting to see how much Carson Palmer has improved over the bye and what T.J. Houshmandzadeh looks like too.

Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers has been fined by the NFL for $10,000. Why is he fined that much? It’s not for a punishing hit on a receiver coming over the middle. It’s because he called this wifey during a game. I guess the grocery list just can’t wait right? OK…that wasn’t the reason. Troy Polamalu just wanted to let his wife know his hair was OK…that HE was OK on a play. She can’t figure that out by watching the game?

Patrick Willis’ life was nicely documented the other night on the ESPN show E:60. In case you missed it, it’s about 13 minutes long. It covers his terrible childhood and his dealings with his father. It also covers a second life with a foster family.

If you haven’t heard I think this Matt Barnes charity game he’s trying to put on is genius. He’s setting up a matchup between the 2007 “We Believe” team and the current Warriors roster. Talk about fun to watch. Why can’t the Kings do this with the “White Chocolates” against the current players? If this NBA strike is going to cause ill will between the fans and the owners and players, these charity games may soften the blow. I know a few players have done pickup games. That’s just not enough, especially if anymore games are lost.